Reply #22: Anything really heavy! [View All]

[A HERETIC I AM]

A trailer like the one in my post above is probably rated in excess of 350,000 pounds which is its GROSS weight rating. I'm not too familiar with them, except that a rule of thumb is each set of tandem wheels - that is each axle of 4 tires can carry 17,000 pounds. That rig has 19 tandem sets, so 19 X 17,000 = 323,000. The way they are arranged, plus the multiple 5th wheel mounts would likely rate the rig at the 350K mark. It is an extremely heavy duty unit.

What can it carry?

Generators. Large transformers. Multi-ton Presses. Large engines. The cargo could weigh in excess of 125,000 pounds in one piece.

Freight like that can run better than $50.00 a mile to move.